. History of the city of Altoona and Blair county : including sketches of the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad co. . h jilush are placed in position, the carpets laid, etc., ])lush used in tin covering of seats is manufactured in raw material consists of the long, silky hair (jr wool of the An-gora goat of Asia Minor. The faljric is beautiful. Plush costs ^ per yard, and is generallv in strips forty yards in length, ofvarious widths. The hair, which forms the interior of the cushionsfor seats, or filling in, is principally derived fifom the manes and tailsof hors
. History of the city of Altoona and Blair county : including sketches of the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad co. . h jilush are placed in position, the carpets laid, etc., ])lush used in tin covering of seats is manufactured in raw material consists of the long, silky hair (jr wool of the An-gora goat of Asia Minor. The faljric is beautiful. Plush costs ^ per yard, and is generallv in strips forty yards in length, ofvarious widths. The hair, which forms the interior of the cushionsfor seats, or filling in, is principally derived fifom the manes and tailsof horses, mules, etc., which is mixed with a small per centage of HISTORY OF ALTOONA AND ULAIR COUNTY. 183 bristles. This Iniir is spun u\>, heated, pieked, assorted and eurlcd l)e-fore it is readv for nse. Other niiilerials, sueh as sponiie, cotton, etc.,liave lieen tried, liiit have Ijeen (onnd tiiat (.piality of hair,which is higidy jirized, viz : elasticitv. Ei,::iit pounds are requiredto make a double seat—a Pullman mattress re(|nires twenty-fivepounds. Its cost is about twentv-fivc cents per INTERIOR OF PASSENGER CAR. The various operations involved in upholstery work wo will notattempt to delineate. There arc three separate rooms devoted to theupholstery department, to say nothing of the it)onis filled with chairs,seats, etc., waiting to be cushioned and equipped. The room inwhich is stored various kinds of materials haS held $25,000 worth atone time; the stock now amounts to about $10,000. During a por-tion of the Centennial year when work wa.^ , twenty-six luouw ere employed. At present only fourteen mfen are at work. 184 HISTORY OF ALTOOSA AND BLAIK COLNTV. ESTABLISHED 1860. Hltoonh Bskery, A. F. HEESS, Proprietor, 713 Thirteenth Sti-eet, Altoona, Pa. MAMFAt-rniES FRESH BREAD ^^ CRACKERS, AND ALL KEM*.^ OF FANCY AND COMMON CAKES. Large Cakes Baked to Order on Short Notice at Reasonable Terms. ED. MOUNTNEY. HOUSEmdSIGN PKINTEK, GRIIINER, KALSOMIN
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